Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation

Analysis

Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation reported income of $10.7m and spending of $8.0m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $10.7m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Abuse Council of Sacramento ($10.7m), West Side Justice Center Inc ($10.8m) and Combat Hate Foundation ($10.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 132 employees.